Video Games

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

Rumors
about the next Resident Evil
have been validated, and it has been confirmed that a new game is
scheduled for release this winter. This title is dubbed “Resident
Evil: Operation Raccoon City”
and will be developed by Slant Six, the former body behind SOCOM
series. The game will be set in 1998 during the original outbreak
that underscored the first few games in the franchise. This time
however, players will not be taking part as BSAA agents, but those
responsible for the outbreak at Umbrella Corporation. In the game, up
to four players can take roles as USS (Umbrella Security Services)
and engage in team-based missions. USS is comprised of Vector,
Beltway, Bertha, and Spectre. Your role on the team will vary
depending on which character you choose. Objectives for the USS team
include destroying evidence of the outbreak, quarantining key
figures—and of course killing infected. An XP system will be
implemented in order to acquire weapon upgrades and abilities.

Midweek Sales Thursday March 24th

We’re going into another grand weekend for online game sales.  Steam has upped their game by offering TWO midweek discounts this week, and now they’re giving us TWO weekend deals as well.  until Monday you’ll be able to get the racing game F1 2010 for half off at twenty dollars, and you’ll also get Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West for 75% off at $2.50.  And if that ain’t cheap enough fer ya pardner, yew can try it fer free all weekend long before coughin’ up the moolah.

Resident Evil 4 and Code Veronica Getting the HD Treatment

This week’s issue of Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu
reports that enhanced versions of two seminal Resident Evil titles are on their
way to both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Resident Evil: Code Veronica, and one of the most highly
praised games of all time, Resident Evil 4, are the two titles included in what
Capcom is calling “Resident Evil: Revival Selection.” Right now it is unknown if
the games will be sold separately or as a package.

Portal 2 – Preview

A lot of sequels add in more guns, more enemy types, or more explosions, but there’s one upcoming shooter sequel that’s adding in something else: More laughs.  The first Portal game had a few moments of dark comedy, but after a look at the first few minutes of the sequel in a video recently released in the wake of PAX East, it’s clear that Portal 2 is going to be crammed full of laughs.

New Releases This Week for PS3 (3.20.11)

Here we are again for another
week of new PlayStation releases. First off, unfortunately we missed last weeks
update, but the major new content that arrived on PSN included the PSone classic
Parasite Eve, and the PS3 games Slam Bolt Scrappers, Hard Corps: Uprising, and Prince of Persia. There were also a
couple of big new games in stores, notably the excellent FPS Homefront, Yakuza 4, and Top Spin 4.
 


This week is another big one
for new games. Arriving on the PSN are: Swarm,
which is an action-platformer; PlayStation
Move Heroes, which is a series of mini games for the Move; Battle: Los Angeles is the game of the
film; and Premier Manger is a soccer management
sim. The main new PSN game is probably Ghostbusters: Sanctum Of Slime, which is a fast-paced and colorful four-player arcade blaster based in the world of the popular films.

Mafia 2 Directors Cut (Not Game of The Year) Edition Appears

Mafia 2 Directors Cut just showed up on amazon.com.  There has been no official statement by 2K games but you can usually bet on these unannounced Amazon postings to be legate.  The director’s cut features 3 additional story packs and 4 car and clothes packs included with this package. 

More than likely the story packs are Joe’s Adventures which follows the character Joe Barbaro who is best friends with Vito Scaletta, who is the main protagonist in Mafia 2.  Jimmy’s Vendetta pack contains more than 30 new quests where you play as the character Jimmy.  You also get The Betrayal of Jimmy where you will once again play as Jimmy and will offer new locations.  With each story pack running $10.00 when they are not on sale.

Five Awesome Games Set In New York

NYC. New York City. The Big Apple. Its easily the worlds most recognizable city, one of America’s most iconic locations, and a huge tourism site. It’s also a ripe setting for countless gaming classics ranging from open world sandboxes to futuristic first person shooters.